Pali Overnight Adventures

Description

1 Week Program:

Ed Hardy has nothing on our fashion designers! From handbags to dresses to jewelry, experience the life of a fashionista. At the Fashion Design Institute, you will become a trendsetter and design your very own clothing lines from scratch.

With guidance from Pali's top design instructors, you will learn all you need to turn creative ideas into one-of-a-kind catwalk creations. Start out with sketches and illustrations, and then bring your vision to life after learning stitches, sewing techniques, material characteristics, and the characteristics of the human body that determine the way clothing fits and flows. Whether you decide to create designer pants, shorts, handbags, shirts, or dresses, you will have the stage to show off your work at the Friday fashion show!

2 Week Program:

Bigger, more extravagant and detailed projects await those with a dedication to fashion. During this more advanced week at the Fashion Institute, you'll get more one-on-one time with our experienced designers and will get to use more intricate patterns and learn more advanced design techniques. You'll add fabulous pieces to your growing fashion line and be able to show off your extraordinary accomplishments in the Pali Fashion Showcase. The audience will cheer as camper models strut the catwalk highlighting your unique design creations.

Design your own clothes and then strut down the runway!

Testimonials

I love it! Fashion is so fun! I love all the things we do!

- Persephone, cabin 5

Sample Schedule

Day 1

• Introduction to Fashion. Meet your fellow Fashionista's!
• Safety Rules and Guidelines
• Start creating your mood board. You will look through magazines of modern fashion to find something that truly inspires you.

Day 2

• Learning to sew. If you don't know how to already, our instructors are more than happy to show you. Practice back-stitching, straight stitching, and other methods to start bringing it all together.
• Learn to draw a pattern. Start creating your item of clothing by learning to create your own pattern or using a pre-drawn one. Depending on the pattern you will also learn how to 'gather'.
• Choose your fabric from our hundreds of examples. We have everything to make your dress/jeans/shirt look stunning.

Day 3

• Begin to measure and cut your desired fabric. Once you have done this you can start to fit it to one of our manequins.
• Start sewing!

Day 4

• Continue to work on your project.
• Learn how to attach zippers and other accessories you may need on your final piece.

Day 5

• Add the final touches and accessories. Make sure it fits great for the...
• ... FASHION SHOW!!

Packing List

Fashion Design Institute Packing List

• Any old clothes you may want to use, fix, do up e.g. jeans, t-shirts, dresses
• Magazine clippings, ideas of what you'd like to make.

General Packing List

The following clothing list is designed as a guide for parents and campers and should be tailored to your child's planned specialty (see below), and activity interests.

Campers and staff dress informally at Pali Overnight Adventures. The rule of thumb is bring clothes that are comfortable and expendable. We discourage designer clothing for 3 main reasons; camp is rustic and your child will be active; the relaxed no pressure environment gives campers the opportunity of not having to compete; and clothes are very easily lost or damaged at camp.

Camp implements a strict policy when it comes to "provocative clothing". A general rule is that undergarments must be worn at all times and may not be visible and that the navel to the bottom must be covered completely. Laundry is done for campers stayingfor three or more weeks. Laundry is done after the second week of a camper's stay. Please make sure your child has a laundry bag for their belongings.

Lost And Found - Name tags should be placed on all campers belongings. Please put the campers first and last name. While every effort is made to help campers be conscious of their belongings and return lost and found articles back to the campers, unlabeled articles are rarely recovered.

Pali Adventures is not responsible for the loss or damage to a camper's personal belongings for any reason (i.e. fire, theft, laundry or forgetfulness) and Pali Adventures strongly recommends that campers not bring items of value to camp.

Luggage - Luggage should be confined to bedding and one suitcase or duffel bag. Everything should be labelled and closed securely. We reserve the right to screen a camper's luggage.

Bedding - Camp does not provide any bedding or linens. All campers must bring their own sleeping bag (or sheets and blankets) for their nightly use, plus a pillow and pillowcase. Camp does not provide towels.

Personal Equipment - Cell phones are not permitted in camp and on camp sponsored trips. The camp may, at its discretion, hold cell phones or other similar devices. Confiscated cell phones may be picked up at the end of camp. Concerned Parents are always welcome to call the Head Counselors to check on the progress of their child. Almost every type of electronic device is not allowed at camp. As a rule, any item that can: send or receive a phone call or text messages, play a DVD, access the Internet or send or receive e-mail is not permitted at camp. Hand held electronic games, iPods, or other expensive equipment are strongly discouraged. The camp is not responsible for the damage, theft or other loss of any personal items.

Dangerous items are strictly prohibited from camp. No drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, matches, fireworks, or other contraband may be brought into camp. If these or any other dangerous items are found at camp, the staff will confiscate them and disciplinary action will be taken. Camp cannot guarantee the safekeeping or return of confiscated items.

The following list is basedon a two-week stay.

• 16 pair of underwear (including bras for girls)
• 16 pairs of socks
• 10 - 12 pairs of shorts
• 5 - 7 pairs of long pants, jeans or sweats
• 1 pair of sturdy sandals, thongs or tevas
• 2 pair of tennis shoes
• 13 - 14 T-shirts
• 3 long sleeved shirts
• 3 sweatshirts
• 1 jacket 1 hat
• 1 pair of semi-nice clothes for the dance!
• 2 bathing suits
• 3 towels
• 1 beach towel
• 1 set of PJ's
• Sleeping bag & pillow or sheets and blankets for a twin bed.
• Toiletries. Please include sunscreen, lip balm and moisturizer.
• SUNGLASSES
• Water bottle (Optional - Pali will provide)
• Flashlight
• Insect repellent
• Day pack - small backpack for daily items
• Disposable camera
• Pens, pencils, paper, stamps
• Deck of cards or community game (Optional)

Equipment

• Brother Sewing Machines
• Full Scale Manequins
• Hundreds of Fabric and Stitch Options
• Design Templates and Patterns

Safety

All of Pali's programs adhere to every single one of the ACA (American Camp Association) accreditation specifications. This is a very thorough process, by the countries premiere camp standards organisation.

Pali counselors undergo an intense two week orientation period before camp begins. This training includes all matters of camper issue resolution, activity supervision and site specific rescue. All of our counselors are also fully certified in both CPR and First Aid.

Fashion Design Institute Safety

Our Fashion experts will be on hand to make sure that each camper is given a proper safety talk before using the sewing machines. They will be there to teach you the ins and outs of sewing and the best safety practices to follow when using them.

All matter of cutting instruments are properly stored in between each use so as to avoid any accidents. Scissors are handled appropriately in the Fashion department or not at all.

The Fashion studio is locked at all times between specialties so as to ensure there is no improper, unsupervised use of any of the machines.